Picture your very own 4.5 acre beachfront playground on blissful Praslin Island in the Indian Ocean, you and your loved ones living out sun kissed days in our newly built, nine bedroom colonial style estate on a pristine, two kilometre stretch of palm dappled sand known as Côte d’Or Beach.
Your fantasy is in fact La Cigale Estate, Praslin’s first and only exclusive-use private estate, managed to international standards and offering custom curated guest experiences along with limitless Seychellois hospitality to our honoured guests.
Retreat, explore, reconnect, celebrate, and rejuvenate. Come dream with your eyes open!
OUR LOCATION
Tropical and mountainous Praslin Island, or Île de Palme, is the second largest in the Seychelles archipelago of more than 100 emerald isles in the western Indian Ocean, at 2.5 miles (4 km) wide and 7 miles (11 km) long. A mere 7% of the Seychelles population lives on our island which is home to abundant natural resources including the Seychelles’ famous vanilla and the fresh organic vegetables sourced daily by our chefs at La Cigale. Côte d’Or beach is located along the island’s northeastern shores.
It was here on Praslin that the 19th-century British General Charles George Gordon declared he had found the Garden of Eden as he sailed between the Crown and the Far East. Today, getting to La Cigale could not be easier, with Praslin a mere 25 miles (40 km) northeast of the international airport on Mahé Island, and accessible by private jet (prior authorization required; can be arranged by La Cigale upon advance request), private charter from Mahé island to Praslin Island, and by a 15 minute flight aboard a twin-engine turboprop aircraft operated several times each day by Air Seychelles. Equally, there are a number of options to arrive at La Cigale by sea, either aboard a private yacht or one of the many ferries that run daily between Praslin and Mahé (60 minutes) and La Digue (15 minutes). Private car transfers can be arranged from Baie Ste Anne jetty (10 minutes to the Estate) or Praslin airport (20 minutes to the Estate).
OUR CONCEPT
La Cigale is an ultra-exclusive, one booking at a time villa founded on the warmth of a family home. Positioned on an exceptional beach, La Cigale is so much more than a stunning house with indulgent accommodations. Led by a Seychellois general manager with decades of experience at legendary resorts from Positano to Phuket, and from Mahé here in the Seychelles to the Maldives, the team at La Cigale delivers discreet, intuitive service infused with heartfelt Seychellois hospitality, always with a sincere commitment to exceeding even the most demanding expectations. You, along with your friends and family, can relax, knowing everything will be incomparable, from your bespoke holistic spa treatments and our diverse, energizing array of wellness activities to our unmatched access to Seychelles’ multi-cultural and natural heritage. Then of course, there is our delectably diverse cuisine, flavoured to your preferences with native spices, many unknown beyond these fabled shores, a long ago pirate hideout.
Finally, with the opening of La Cigale Estate, the Seychelles boasts a serene, world-class private villa worthy of this archipelago’s deserved reputation as a ‘bucket list’ must.
